Chess Game
Gordon Botley vs David J Spence
BCF Ch, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Rabinovich Variation (E09).
David J Spence½
Gordon Botley½
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1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. c4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. b3 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Rad1 c5 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rb7 18. Nc6 Qc8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Rd2 Nf8 21. Rfd1 Qc6+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Red7 24. Ke4 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Nd7 26. Ba3 f5+ 27. Kd4 Kf7 28. f4 Kf6 29. Bd6 a5 30. Kc3 h6 31. a3 g5 32. b4 axb4+ 33. axb4 Ra7 34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 g4 36. Kc4 Ra1 37. Rc2 Ra6 38. Kb5 Rxd6 39. cxd6 e5 40. Rc7 Ke6 41. fxe5 Nxe5 42. Rh7 Kxd6 43. Rxh6+ Kd5 44. Rh5 Ke4 45. Kc5 ½–½
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This chess game between Gordon Botley (2175) and David J Spence (2105) was played at BCF Ch and finished ½–½. The opening was the Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Rabinovich Variation (E09). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Gordon Botley and David J Spence from the CipherChess mega database.